Bennett R. Savitz

Bennett Savitz has practiced exclusively in the area of immigration law since 1994. Prior to forming Savitz Law Offices, P.C. (ImmigrationOptions.com), he was with the firms Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris Glovsky & Popeo, P.C. in Boston; and Pampanin Law Offices in Cambridge.

Since 2008, Bennett Savitz has been selected as one of Boston's Best Lawyers in Immigration Law by Best Lawyers of America. Best Lawyers of America is a trademarked publication described as "the leading referral list in the legal profession." Please go to www.bestlawyers.com for the most recent listing. Best Lawyers selects attorneys for listings based upon nominations by and voting by attorneys in the field: "They must earn a spot through exemplary legal work that attracts the notice of their colleagues."

In 2013, Savitz Law Offices was selected as Boston Immigration Law Firm of the Year by Acquisition International. In 2013, 2014, and 2015, Savitz Law Offices was selected as the Massachusetts Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year by Global Law Experts. In 2014, Savitz Law Offices was selected as Massachusetts Business Immigration Law Firm of the year by ACQ Global Awards. In 2015, Savitz Law Offices was selected as Best Corporate Immigration Law Firm in Massachusetts by AI M&A Awards, Best for Immigration Corporate Compliance in Massachusetts by Corporate America Legal Elite, as well as awarded an Immigration Law Global Award by Corporate LiveWire. In 2016, Savitz Law Offices was selected as Massachusetts Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year by Corporate International Global Awards, was awarded an International Advisory Experts Corporate Immigration Award, and Bennett Savitz was awarded Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year by Corporate LiveWire. In 2017, Savitz Law Offices was selected as Massachusetts Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year by M&A Insider Awards, Most Outstanding Immigration Law Firm in Massachusetts by Corporate Insider, and Bennett Savitz was selected as Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts by International Advisory Experts. In 2018, Savitz Law Offices was selected as Massachusetts Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year by M&A Insider Awards, and Bennett Savitz was selected as Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts by International Advisory Experts and Corporate LiveWire. In 2019, Savitz Law Offices was selected as Most Outstanding Immigration Law Firm in Massachusetts by Acquisition International’s Global Excellence Awards, Most Outstanding Immigration Law Firm in Massachusetts by Corporate Insider, Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Massachusetts by Global Venture Awards, Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Massachusetts by M&A Today Global Awards, and Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts by Global Law Experts. In 2020, Savitz Law Offices was selected as Global 100 Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Massachusetts. Additionally, in 2014, Bennett Savitz was selected to be added to The International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers.

Since 1994, Bennett Savitz has been an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), serving on several local and national AILA committees, helping shape policies and procedures for the entire Immigration Bar. He also served as the Chapter Chair of the New England Chapter of AILA.

Bennett Savitz also presents immigration information annually to thousands of attendees at the BIO international biotechnology conferences, and has also presented at the Pacific Rim international biotechnology conferences, and the INTERPHEX international pharmaceutical conferences. He has also presented business immigration information to Human Resource professionals at the SHRM Global Forum and SHRM World Congress.

Bennett Savitz speaks frequently and writes numerous articles on various aspects of Immigration Law, and he authors articles in AILA's national publications in conjunction with national conferences, where he is frequently a speaker. He regularly provides immigration updates on the latest Immigration News on his Website at https://www.immigrationoptions.com/news.

Bennett Savitz was also the Chair for a series of Immigration Law seminars sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. Additionally, he was the editor of their two-volume reference set entitled, Immigration Law Primer. He is currently teaching Business Immigration Law at New England Law School, and a Graduate School course on Immigration Law and Policy at Lesley University.

Bennett Savitz graduated cum laude from the University of California at San Diego in 1990 with a degree in Political Science. He received both his M.A. in International Relations and his J.D. from Boston University in 1993, where he graduated as an Edward F. Hennessey Scholar.